rbenedict//April 26, 2024//

It seems that one cannot open the pages of Idaho Business Review without reading some mention of the state’s workforce.
It’s an ongoing dilemma.
With more people exiting the workforce through retirement, self-employment and other avenues, and less people entering specialized fields to replace them, business owners, educators and community leaders have started working together to solve the issue.
Where once there was a push to send high school graduates to college, now there’s just as much emphasis on students moving on to trade schools and other specialty educations.
Within these pages, we’ve profiled the people within those post-secondary educational institutions, the government and other industries who are working to create the next generation of experts.
— Marc Lutz,
Editor
Idaho Business Review
Katie Bösch-Wilson – STEM Education Coordination Officer – Idaho STEM Action Center
Travis Christensen – Technical Skills Leader – Idaho Power
Christina Feliciano – Business Development and Program Manager – Idaho Business for Education
Dr. Jeremy Graves – Director of PACE – Boise State University
Doug Haneborg – CEO and Owner – Express Employment Professionals
Carolyn Holly – Vice President of Development – Idaho Business for Education
Travis Horton – Senior Vice President of Program Delivery – Northwest Lineman College
Vicki Isakson – Dean of Instruction for Workforce Education – North Idaho College
Molly Johnson – Director of Workforce Development – Idaho Associated General Contractors
Heather Leach – Regional Director, Mountain West – Equus Workforce Solutions
Megan McCaleb – CEO and Founder – Improv Team Culture
Hope Morrow – Manager for Workforce Development Programs – Idaho National Laboratory
Rene Rambur – Health Workforce Program Manager – College of Southern Idaho
Jani Revier – Director – Idaho Department of Labor
Janine Rush-Byers – Director of Global Strategic University Partnerships – Micron Technology
Robert Sanchez – Vice President – Idaho Business for Education
Melissa Shinn – Director of Health Programs and Workforce Development – College of Western Idaho
Edward Vasko – Director of the Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity – Boise State University
Amy Yun – Director of Clinical Education – Saint Alphonsus Health System